Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Australia
Australia: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 30.7 Percentage of population in 2022. ▲ Rising
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Australia, 1980–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.
Analysis
In 2022, body weight — share of population who are obese in Australia stood at 30.7 Percentage of population. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Australia peaked at 30.7 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4 Percentage of population, in 1980.
Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Australia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.4 Percentage of population | — |
| 1983 | 9.2 Percentage of population | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 10.8 Percentage of population | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 19.8 Percentage of population | +83.3% |
| 2007 | 24.6 Percentage of population | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 28.3 Percentage of population | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 27.9 Percentage of population | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 30.4 Percentage of population | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 30.7 Percentage of population | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.47 Percentage of population | 8.4 Percentage of population | 10.8 Percentage of population | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.8 Percentage of population | 19.8 Percentage of population | 19.8 Percentage of population | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.6 Percentage of population | 24.6 Percentage of population | 24.6 Percentage of population | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.87 Percentage of population | 27.9 Percentage of population | 30.4 Percentage of population | 3 |
| 2020s | 30.7 Percentage of population | 30.7 Percentage of population | 30.7 Percentage of population | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Australia?
- Body weight — share of population who are obese in Australia was 30.7 Percentage of population in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 Percentage of population in 2022.
- What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 Percentage of population in 1980.
- How does Australia rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
- Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Body weight — Share of population who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.